Sign Language Interpreter 1 pay range
State of Washington · class code 257E
- Class code
- 257E
- Salary range
- 47
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Washington
- The State of Washington published pay range for Sign Language Interpreter 1 is $51,600 to $69,348 per year.
- Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) keys this classification as class code 257E.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Step progression
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) assigns this class to salary range 47 in the General Service Salary Schedule. The range pays 13 steps; a step is normally earned on a periodic increment date, not negotiated.
| Basis | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $51,600 | $52,872 | $54,204 | $55,596 | $56,952 | $58,392 | $59,760 | $61,332 | $62,880 | $64,512 | $66,072 | $67,704 | $69,348 |
| Monthly | $4,300 | $4,406 | $4,517 | $4,633 | $4,746 | $4,866 | $4,980 | $5,111 | $5,240 | $5,376 | $5,506 | $5,642 | $5,779 |
| Hourly | $24.71 | $25.32 | $25.96 | $26.63 | $27.28 | $27.97 | $28.62 | $29.37 | $30.11 | $30.90 | $31.64 | $32.43 | $33.21 |
Steps as published. The monthly and hourly rows are the state's own, not conversions of the annual row.
Class specification
The OFM classified job specification for this class is published by Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.
What the state says the job is
Positions function as part of a team to assist in providing impartial and accurate interpretation of information by relaying American Sign Language, Sign Systems, and Spoken English for hearing, hard-of-hearing, and deaf-blind individuals. Positions serve as a liaison between deaf and hard-of-hearing persons and hearing persons.
Examples of the work
Interprets and explains information from spoken words and phrases using hand signs for the deaf or hard-of-hearing in a variety of settings; Interprets lectures, discussions, announcements, conversations, meetings, events, and other spoken word situations using American Sign Language or other manual sign system appropriate for the language and the cultural background of deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals; Demonstrates understanding and respect of cultural norms, values, and perspectives of the Deaf community, helping to ensure that the message is culturally appropriate and understood by all parties involved; Adherence to a strict code of ethics, maintaining confidentiality and impartiality; ...
Minimum qualifications
One year of experience facilitating communication between deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing persons, and hearing persons in a variety of settings; Current valid certification issued by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and demonstrated skill for application of the RID Code of Professional Conduct; For interpreters serving in K-12 educational settings, an Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment performance score of 4.5 or higher; Two-year college degree from an accredited Interpreter Training Program; OR Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
Quoted from the OFM classified job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM) publishes this figure in Classified Job Listing joined to the OFM salary schedules effective July 1, 2026. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The dollar figures come from the salary schedule the listing assigns this range to.